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Sonic Saturn was a project that was in development in 1995/1996 by Sega Technical Institute (STI), along with Sonic X-treme. This prototype was created by Peter Morawiec, the coder of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Special Stages, with an interesting 3D engine that was more “realistic” than the ones used in Sonic X-treme. It seems that Yuji Naka did not like this prototype, and so the Sonic Saturn Engine was never used to develop a full Sonic game. STI tried to use the engine to create some Bonus Stages to add in Sonic X-treme and the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast: Sonic Pool. Due to the lack of time, they abandoned them in favor of a 3D version of Sonic 2’s special stages for Sonic 3D Blast.
Sonic Pool
The title for the Sonic Pool bonus game
Sonic Pool is an unused bonus game, intended for Sonic Saturn, and then for Sonic 3D Blast on the Sega Saturn. There were also plans porting Sonic Pool into Sonic X-treme in its "Project Condor" era, but replacing the Sonic model used in it with X-treme's Sonic model.
Minimal information about it is known. In this bonus game, Sonic the Hedgehog was going to play a game of pool. Due to time constraints, this was abandoned in favor of a 3D version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2's special stages.
Trivia
- The checked-pattern floor would later be used in Sonic R.
Gallery
Concept artwork
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 Background  Cybernik Badnik concept art.  More concept art of Cybernik Badnik.  Sonic Saturn wetlands concept level. |
Screenshots
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 Screenshot of Sonic Pool. Intro screen.  Screenshot of Sonic Pool. Egypt Arena.  Screenshot of Sonic Pool. Galaxy Arena. A Death Egg can be seen in the background.  Screenshot of Sonic Pool. Roman Arena.  Screenshot of Sonic Pool. Egypt Arena.  Screenshot of Sonic Pool. Future Arena.  Screenshot of Sonic Pool. Snow Arena. The amount of balls is 5.  Screenshot of Sonic Pool running on the engine for Sonic X-treme, using the original Sonic Pool 3D model for Sonic.   |
| 1991-2000 | Sonic's Edusoft (1991) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 U.S. Gold) (1991) · SegaSonic Bros. (1992) · Sister Sonic (1993) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD (1993) · Sonic Crackers (1994) · Sonic Ride (1994) · Treasure Tails (1995) · Sonic Sports (1995) · Sonic X-treme (1996) (16 (1993), STI (199X), Mars (1994), Saturn (1995)) | |
| 2001-2010 | Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme (2003) · Sonic DS (2004) · Sonic Extreme (GBA) (200X) · Sonic the Hedgehog: Awakening (200X) · Untitled Sonic Chronicles sequel (200X) | |
| 2011-2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode III (201X) | |